A rapid fire round of listener questions! Caroline explains the difference between farming and ranching, how she is able to get off the ranch every now and then, and how she deals with the uncertainty of not owning the land on which her livelihood depends. We wrap up with thoughts on the divisiveness within agriculture, and speculate at what’s behind it. 

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In June, the first lab grown chicken was approved for sale in the US. Today we unpack the company’s grandiose claims about cultured meat’s potential. What is it made of and how is it made? What are the environmental impacts? And nutritionally, how does it stack up to conventional meat? This episode poses a lot of questions, but the reality is that the industry is so new and there is very little information out about these products. But the early information is out, and it’s worth unpacking.

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Sources

Scientific American - “Lab Grown Meat Approved for Sale”

Nature - “Lab Grown Meat”

Good Food Institute - “The science of cultivated meat”

ABC News: Lab-grown chicken approved for sale in US

PR Newswire: “Upside Food Raises a 400m Series C Round”

“Sensorial and Nutritional Aspects of Cultured Meat in Comparison to Traditional Meat

The Atlantic - “Is Lab Grown Meat Good for Us?”

Financial Times: “Lab Grown Meat Isn’t About Sustainability, It’s Big Business”

Bribery. Corruption. Trafficking. Today’s episode takes you inside the real villains of the beef industry, the “Big 4.” Four multinational conglomerates control most of the global beef industry and over 80% of American beef processing, and it affects everyone from ranchers to consumers at the grocery store. Matthew Greco of My Health Forward is here to tell us all about our fragile, too big to fail meat supply chain, and how to forge a more optimistic and regenerative food system.

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How does a butcher feel when people tell her “I could never do what you do?” Today, we dive into big questions with Kate Kavanaugh. How did becoming a butcher inform her farming practices? And change her relationship with food? How do we bring more embodiment back into our food system and ourselves? What do butchers most want the public to know? 

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A vegetarian becomes a butcher trying to save the prairie one steak at a time. Kate Kavanaugh shares her story from harvesting her first chicken to opening up Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe.

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Do you love dairy, but feel kind of weird about it? Caroline was in the same boat until a local dairy farmer reached out and invited her to the farm. Today she sits down with Lily Andersen for an honest and wide ranging conversation. Caroline asks all her burning questions about dairy practices and Lily offers a real peek under the hood of a small, multi-generational, pasture raised operation, as well as much needed nuance on the industry as a whole.

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Do you love dairy, but feel kind of weird about it? Caroline was in the same boat until a local dairy farmer reached out and invited her to the farm. Today she sits down with Lily Andersen for an honest and wide ranging conversation. Caroline asks all her burning questions about dairy practices and Lily offers a real peek under the hood of a small, multi-generational, pasture raised operation, as well as much needed nuance on the industry as a whole.

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It’s not plants OR animals, it’s plants AND animals. Today’s episode covers the myriad of ways that plant and animal agriculture are intertwined. (Did you know the dairy industry and the almond industry are linked?) We focus particularly on crop byproducts, on the benefits of grazing, and the importance of manure as fertilizer. Then we zoom out to discuss nature at large, the importance of food webs, and Caroline gets to nerd out on trophic levels.

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Caroline discusses the climate cover-up no one’s talking about. Did you know nearly 75% of global emissions trace back to the energy sector? While we fight about cow burps, Big Oil keeps getting away with climate crimes in plain sight. What did they know and when did they know it? How do cars compare to cattle? What are methane ‘bombs?’ A deep dive into what has been called “the moral equivalent of war crimes.”

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Episode sources:

Global Emissions by Sector - Our World in Data

Methane Emissions by Sector - EPA

The Guardian - “Oil and Gas Greenhouse Emissions…”

Vox - “Exxonmobil Wants You to Feel Responsible…”

Scientific American - “Exxon Knew About Climate Change…”

Behind the Bastards Podcast - “How Exxon, Chevron, and their buddies…”

“Wounded Wilderness: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 30 Years Later”

The Guardian: “Oil and gas greenhouse emissions ‘three times higher’ than producers claim”

PBS: “The Challenge of Tracking Methane…”

The Guardian: “1000 Super Emitting…”

Reuters - “Big Oil Doubles Profits…”

IEA - CO2 Emissions in 2022

“You pay a price to live your dreams.” Working in agriculture can certainly be a dream. It can also, occasionally, feel like a nightmare. Today’s episode meanders through burnout, romanticization, and the tangibles that are given up when one chooses to pursue ranching.

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